Charles Edward Haynes (8 July 1855 - 29 October 1935) was an officer in the Royal Engineers and an association footballer, who played in the 1878 FA Cup final.
He was born in Hampstead in Middlesex (now Greater London), on 8 July 1855,[1] the son of a successful builder named William Haynes, and his wife, Mary Ann (formerly Spragg).
[5] He made his competitive debut as a centre-forward for the Sappers in the first round of the 1876–77 FA Cup, in a narrow 2–1 win over the Old Harrovians at the Kennington Oval.
[9] His football career was cut short by army service; he was sent with the 2nd Field Company to South Africa in December 1878.
[12] He seemed to have ended his army career as Chief Engineer of the Eastern Coast defences in 1912, when he reached retirement age.